Music Monday - Daylight / Sinking

(click to download the EP for free!)

I came across this a while ago on Punknews.org and gave it a listen, not expecting much. I was plesantly surprised, and have had this EP in rotation for the better part of a year. This is a really solid batch of songs that wound up being reissued on vinyl, which I bought, along with a t-shirt (see, giving away your music for free is profitable!) These dudes just finished up a tour that swung through the bay area, but I missed them (they wound up playing a house show in Dublin on a Monday night, and I am an old man).

Music Monday - Atlas / Beauty & The Blues

(click 2 download)

My favorite track on Comadre's Mixtape Vol. 3 is a song called "Delirium" by Atlas. If this was an physical mixtape, this part would be showing some wear by now considering how much I've listened to it. I looked around online for more music, but couldn't find any. Turns out I couldn't find any because there wasn't any... until now! Comadre is hosting a free download of the new Atlas record here: http://www.siqshit.com/

(I can use this site to travel through time)

I forgot to post anything last week (whoops!) so now, I'm posting it from the future, like Marty McFly. I'll hide this and maybe no one will read it. I'm currently working on some shirt designs for Hard Girls, more flyers for Grand Fanali Presents, and hatching plans for some other slick stuff. Gnarboots is going to start recording on September 4th, I'll be doing the layout for that. We played a show on Friday and it was really awkward for us for several reason, probably the biggest reason was that we were wearing these creepy cat masks. We also have a new song about cats that wear pajamas. It sounds like something you would hear on Dr. Demento. Well, hope you're doing well. Be sure to leave a comment if you read this. I need another cup of coffee.

( I did a quick drawing of an elephant head for no reason )

( This robot is wondering why he is made out of an old cast iron stove )

( When you have no good ideas to draw, you can always draw your other hand )

Music Monday - Comadre / a wolf ticket

(click the album cover to go to the download page)

Hailing from Redwood City (hey, have I mentioned how much I like it when a band in the bay area claims where they are actually from rather than claiming a larger city nearby? Seriously, if another band from Piedmont claims they are from Oakland, I'm bashing skulls), this band features past members of Anti-45 and HeartCrossLove, both bands I knew about, but somehow this slipped under my radar for the past few years. This is hardcore played by dudes who obviously listen to way more music than just hardcore. Lots of weirdness thrown in rather than just 1,000 musical punches in the face. Comadre currates a free mixtape series, runs their own record label, does their own graphic design and tours a ton. Way to go dudes!

(sketches)

Here's a few sketches I did that I thought were kinda fun. I probably did these while I was on hold or while answering phones at the switchboard...

Banjo Pigs!

There is a blog with illustrations of nothing but Dualing Banjo Pigs. I am now included on that site here.
I did this fun illustration last week after seeing this awesome post by Jake Parker (who is my current artist man-crush). I thought "Why not?!" and drew this immediatly after finishing Drawing Challenge #4. I colored it after a delicious breakfast of waffles Saturday morning while watching Robotech.

Does anyone know about any other blogs like this? I'd like to participate in as many of these as I possibly can, because they're a ton of fun! EMAIL ME!

Music Monday - Nine Inch Nails / The Slip

(click the album cover to go to the download page)

This came out forever ago, but there's a good chance you missed it if you were busy with life. One of my absolute favorite bands in high school, NIN took a hiatus from making music I cared about during my 20's and returned with some killer jams as my 30's arrived. I'll take the availability of this album for free as a "we're sorry" for making me buy The Fragile (actually, I think my brother got that album for me as a christmas present... ok, fine. This can be a "we're sorry for making you buy 20 different CD singles with a bunch of crummy half assed remixes on them.")

Apology accepted.

Drawing Challenge #4 - 10/10

"Escaped Nazi penguins discreetly opening an ice cream shop in New Orleans." -Chris Walters

Drawing Challenge #4 - 9/10

"How to camp in a dead camel without dropping your 32 flavors of ice cream." -Mz. Mittens 

Drawing Challenge #4 - 8/10

"Give it to me, baby!" -Renee Nichols

Drawing Challenge #4 - 7/10

"Mr. T waiting in line to get a book signed by Sarah Palin." -Doc Pop

Drawing Challenge #4 - 6/10

"Bacon vs Legwarmers II: Thigh Will Be Done..." -Scott Lawrence

Nerdy Videogame Grafitti / Konami Code

Photo taken in an alley in SF Chinatown, near the site of Nonchalance/Jejune Institute's Act 1.
I guess that door is supposed to be "start"?

Drawing Challenge #4 - 5/10

"A giant, grossly obese panda bear pondering the grandiosity of it's own enormity while it eats enough food to feed a hearty troop of elephants. " -Kevin Zamani

Drawing Challenge #4 - 4/10

"A praying mantis behind her cluttered parole office desk interviewing...you pick the insect!" - Linda Green